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UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!!!!!
i ran into someone who works for nissan (i will not talk about what he does or mention his name...nor will i mention where i ran into him)...turns out from what he has told me (and he made it clear he wasnt supposed to mention any of this as they dont want the info going public yet)...there IS a new silvia planned for release in the next year...that the car is infact being built on the FM platform...what he didnt know yet was the actual name of the car (nissan hasnt decided on it yet)...he said IT IS rear wheel drive, IT IS four cylinder, IT IS being built on a modified FM platform and IT IS the replacement for the silvia/240sx worldwide
two VERY important peices of info he relayed to me...
1) THERE IS A CONCEPT READY!!!! he didnt say if it was physical or a rendering, but he did say there is a concept...that concept was going to be shown at LA Auto Show BUT, nissan decided at the last minute they didnt want to show it just yet...and it was PURELY based on marketing...the reason being is that they unveiled 3 important cars this year at the show...first being the 370z, second being the G37 convertable (as gay as it looks lol) and third being the CUBE...he said that these were all very important vehicles to be introduced this year and the new silvia/240sx replacement wouldnt have recieved the press and attention nissan wanted it to have...from the way the guy was talking about the car, it sounded as if there was a PHYSICAL concept car they wanted to show
2) THE CAR WILL BE SHOWN IN 2009!!! he told me that nissan has already started planning a event like the follow the Z thing going on around the country currently...by the details i was given it sounds like its going to happen around the same time next year as now (after the unveiling at the LA Auto Show and Tokyo Auto Show)
so my take on all this is...nissan will be having their own press conference within the next 6-9 months CONFIRMING the existance of the new Silvia/240sx replacement due to them pulling out of the Detroit and Chicago Auto Shows...my info at SEMA about the announcements came when they were still planning on attending the shows...but it is HIGHLY understandable about the economy as the reason they pulled out...but that doesnt mean information will cease to be made offical by nissan
the guy told me that nissan HAS been listening to and paying attention to the S chassis community and understands our absolute LUST and DEMAND for a new 240sx in this country...he mentioned nissan is fully aware of what we are looking for in the car and that we will be happy once the car debut's within the next year or so...and nissan plans to push the new Silvia/240sx replacement just as hard and as big as the 370z and the GTR...they know its a flagship car that has a MASSIVE following with the drifting scene and that their market competition from BMW, Toyota, Subaru and Hyundai is tough right now because of all their intro level cars
oh...he also made mention to my (and the rest of autoilluminatis) speculations about the coupe being positioned under the G35/G37 with a smaller V6 and slightly different interior/exterior to go against the BMW 1 series...nissan knows that they need a 1 series fighter hardcore...and the new entry level coupe is the way to do it
theres other details i have not included as i cant remember them all right now lol...but this is now TWO nissan corporate employees that have given me info on the car
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